PALS Blog: You Have Literacy Data, Now What?

PALS Blog: You Have Literacy Data, Now What? A Look at the Literacy Data The PALS Office continues to be amazed at the tenacity and dedication of teachers across the state.  The fall data collection term was a success and mid-year testing is well underway with approximately 26,500 Kindergarten assessments completed. Despite the challenges of […]

Building and Supporting Teacher-Student Relationships

Building and Supporting Teacher-Student Relationships Reflecting on Relationships Teachers are a student’s primary school resource—their repeated, warm and supportive exchanges build a relationship that provides the emotional security a student needs to fully engage in school. We have heard so many teachers say that they cannot wait to safely get back into classrooms and for […]

Supporting Children’s Social Emotional Learning: A New Resource Hub!

Supporting Children’s Social Emotional Learning: A New Resource Hub! For many of us, including our students, this last year has been emotionally taxing.  With the Covid-19 pandemic, some students are anxious about getting sick, or are concerned about family members who have been infected.  Others miss their daily routines and interacting with their friends. On […]

Self-care and the Four R’s of Resilience

Self-care and the Four R’s of Resilience Ken Horne, LCSWUniversity of Virginia FEAP Consultant The Four R’s of Resilience As we near the end of 2020 and approach the holiday break, it is important to acknowledge what a difficult and unusual year this has been. While the country continues to cope with the unprecedented stress […]

Making Observations with the CBRS

Making Observations with the CBRS What are we seeing, and how does the data support it? Observing Student Behaviors in a New Way Over the past several weeks, the VKRP Hotline received questions regarding interpreting the CBRS data. We realize assessment calendars are varied this fall. Some of you have completed your fall assessments and […]

Literacy Data is Essential to Supporting Your Students’ Skill Development

Literacy Data is Essential to Supporting Your Students’ Skill Development   This fall has been like no other! You’ve been met with many challenges to provide quality and engaging instruction under less than ideal circumstances. While the challenges have been great, there has been an incredible effort to continue implementing practices and using tools to […]